In Mexico, curbing violence before it is learned

A proposal to ban toy weaponry, introduced on Thursday, is one of a number of legislative proposals aimed at addressing in one way or another the explosion of killings and kidnappings that Mexico is experiencing, much of it tied to narcotics traffickers fighting with the authorities for control of their lucrative transit routes.

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